Jayson Tatum did not feel comfortable throwing Grant Williams a lob: 5 takeaways from Celtics vs. Nets

Jayson Tatum likes Grant Williams. He supports him. He appreciates his highlights, on the rare occasions Williams produces them.

But don’t ask Jayson Tatum to throw Grant Williams a lob, especially if you are Grant Williams.

On Thursday, during the Celtics‘ 129-106 victory over the Nets, Williams pointed to the sky as Tatum drove in on a fast break but was roundly ignored en route to Tatum’s dunk — part of a 30-point night for Tatum on 10-for-20 shooting.

Tatum started chuckling as soon as he was asked about the play after the game.

“When he pointed up is when I made the executive decision of taking it myself because I think — I don’t know, if he has caught an alley-oop, he’s probably caught…